Joe Armon-Jones – Turn To Clear View (Brownswood BWOOD 0207CD. CD Review by Peter Jones) One of the many joys of the current new wave of British jazz, centred around London’s Jazz […]
Joe Armon-Jones – Turn To Clear View
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“Mountain jazz and all that is a bit of a cliché.” Icelandic pianist Ingi Bjarni (UK dates 3-7 November)
Icelandic pianist Ingi Bjarni brings his trio to the UK next month, with a London date at Kansas Smitty’s among the tour dates. Adrian Pallant wrote of the trio’s 2018 release Fundur: […]
Rebecca Nash/ Atlas – Peaceful King
Rebecca Nash/ Atlas – Peaceful King (Whirlwind WR4748. CD review by Mike Collins) With Peaceful King, pianist and keys player Rebecca Nash has produced an assured and distinctive debut. Her band Atlas […]
Marco Marconi Trio featuring Max Ionata – “New Roads” album launch at the 606 Club
Marco Marconi Trio featuring Max Ionata (606 Club. 3 October 2019. Review by Sebastian Scotney) One influential figure in British jazz recently told me a story. As he was walking past a […]
Paul Zauner and Carlton Holmes in Passau, Germany
Paul Zauner and Carlton Holmes (Gotischen Langhaus Niedernburg, Passau. 21 September 2019. Review by Oliver Weindling) A duo has a great sense of intimacy and the best manage to draw each member […]
Sendecki & Spiegel – Two in the Mirror
Sendecki & Spiegel – Two in the Mirror (Skip Records. CD review by Tomasz Furmanek) Two in the Mirror is the fruit of a collaboration between two jazz musicians with high profiles […]
Alpenspektakel 2019 – Gut Sonnenhausen
Alpenspektakel 2019 – Gut Sonnenhausen (Glonn, Upper Bavaria, 20-22 September 2019. Report by Ralf Dombrowski(*) Above all this is a lovely location. And it hosts a lovely festival. And these two go […]
Go: Organic Orchestra & Brooklyn Raga Massive – Ragmala. A Garland of Ragas
Go: Organic Orchestra & Brooklyn Raga Massive – Ragmala. A Garland of Ragas (Meta Records. Double CD review by Fiona Mactaggart) Pioneer of world music, master percussionist, composer, band leader and teacher […]
Natacha Atlas – Strange Days
Natacha Atlas – Strange Days (Whirlwind Recordings WR4744. CD review by Mark McKergow) Egyptian-British vocalist Natacha Atlas shifts closer to the jazz world with this powerful and intriguing album with an international band, […]
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque – On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque – On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme (Linus 270404. CD Review by Jane Mann) Five years ago, award-winning Canadian saxophonist, flautist and bandleader Jane Bunnett embarked on a new project. […]
Marsden Jazz Festival 2019 full programme announced (11-13 October)
Marsden Jazz Festival has announced its full line-up, including, Cassie Kinoshi’s SEED Ensemble, saxophonist Snake Davis and what is announced as the UK debut of Dutch trombonist Wolter Wierbos. The full text […]
Adrian Cox – Profoundly Blue at the National Jazz Archive/Loughton Methodist Church
Adrian Cox – Profoundly Blue (National Jazz Archive/Loughton Methodist Church. 28 September 2019. Review by Sue Carrette) Profoundly Blue celebrates the work of clarinettist Edmond Hall (1901-1967), taking a chronological journey through […]
Sun-Mi Hong (Birmingham and London tour dates 8-10 October)
Sun-Mi Hong is a Korean drummer who is currently based in Amsterdam, having studied at Amsterdam Conservatoire, where she graduated in 2017. With her fluent style, switching easily between dramatic but controlled powerhouse outbursts and […]
The Kühn Brothers – Jazz Across Borders
The Kühn Brothers – Jazz Across Borders (Film by Stephan Lamby/ ECO Media. 90 Minutes. Review by Sebastian Scotney) The German title of this new documentary film, which was screened last night […]
RIP Harold Mabern (1936-2019)
Sebastian writes: The Smoke Sessions label has just announced the passing of Memphis-born pianist Harold Mabern at the age of 83 on 19 September. A list of just some of the people […]
